Having no Fassy caused a bit of strife,
there was a surprise nomination for A Better Life,Gary Oldman finally got his first big nom,
and Brad Pitt was indeed the bomb,
the race comes down to two that are slick,George Clooney or Jean Dujardin are everyone's pick,
but the Cloon has been awarded before,
and I can't say his work deserves an award,
so give it to the Frenchman, whose words are few,
even though I feel like Brad Pitt is probably due.

Only seeing two performances out of this category - Brad Pitt's and George Clooney's - it is a bit hard to properly pick a winner, but my money is definitely on Jean Dujardin. And to think I left him out of my initial predictions. I'm gunning for Brad Pitt, though, because he was fantastic in Moneyball...and you all know how I feel about The Descendants. It would be nice, and totally unsurprising, if Gary Oldman took this award, though.

We have a woman dressing up as a man,
a maid who turns in her writing hand,
an imitation of a lady who took away milk,
a very famous starlet as smooth as silk,
if there's anyone I think should win by a mile,
it is a girl with a tattoo of a reptile,
alas, my dreams will never come true,
as Viola Davis and Meryl Streep are in the winning view,
Which will it be? The minister or the maid?
I think that Davis was the best played,
so Streep will have to go on and lose again,
I'm sure it won't cause her too much pain,
but the one I love will get votes that are few,
and that's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Like the actor category, I've only seen two of these performances - Rooney Mara's and Viola Davis' - both performances which I absolutely loved. However, I'm very much on the Mara camp, even if people say that she was just 'imitating' Noomi Rapace, who was also great in the role, but they were very different. Anyway, she falls behind in the race, as she was as close to a surprise nomination as this category could have had. Michelle Williams and Glenn Close don't seem to factor into this award much either. It is basically 50/50 between Meryl Streep and Viola Davis - which makes it extremely hard to pick. I'm going with Viola Davis though, because Meryl Streep can go another year sitting there not getting anything.

There's an odd mix here, that's for sure,
but I think one actress has her award secure,Octavia Spencer will win for her sassy maid,
even if I thought Celia Foote was better played,
if The Artist takes over the show,
the award could indeed go to Bérénice Bejo,Melissa McCarthy's bridesmaid may have inspired,
but she hasn't got a lot that the winner requires,Janet McTeer may have been a woman being a man,
but her movie didn't win many fans,
if there is one person I want to reign,
it is the a-ma-zing Jessica Chastain.

I honestly thought the best thing about The Help was Jessica Chastain. Celia Foote was my favourite character from the book, and I was worried that someone might over-play her and miss all of the heart that makes the character work. But Chastain did not do that. She was warmly hilarious, but when you realise what is also going on with her character it is heart-breaking. Many actresses struggle to find that balance. While I'd love to see her win, I know that she has many Oscars ahead of her so I don't mind her missing out. Octavia Spencer is a fine choice to see get the award, even if her award was just the 'sassy maid'. I can see Bérénice Bejo pulling an upset, though. If The Artist is as popular as we all think it is going to be on the night, she has a bigger chance of winning than most people give her credit for.

There are my predictions - what are yours? I'll see you back here tomorrow where I'll rank the seven best pic nominees that I've seen.

8 comments:

I always love your predictions with Fassy, Lokki and Owen, but with the poetry, they are even better! Here's hoping Viola Davis wins and I am secretely (well, not so much now) wishing that either Clooney, Pitt or Oldman get the best actor. Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer have Oscar written all over them, no one can get that!

I just hope Dujardin wins. I don't care if Hill or McCarthy win too, I don't care if the BP goes to The Desdendants or other crappy movie. I just want Jean on that stage with his Oscar ^^I'm predicting Davis too, not that she deserves it. And I'm wondering what crazy dress will Rooney wear tomorrow.

You know, you have really brilliant lines in those poems. I would quote them.Surely, Spencer and Plummer are going to win.I also think Dujardin deserves to win the most, out of all acting nominees. He was outstanding.